Robotic deer are outsmarting hunters

If you see this scene in the wilderness, chances are the cops are watching you. (Disney)

Police have been using a robotic deer to catch poachers who have been violating hunting regulations in Florida. A man was fooled by the faux deer, designed by a taxidermy company and controlled remotely by police, and shot it in the neck from the side of the road in Myakka City, Fla.

Shortly after taking the shot, the man was apprehended by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, and charged with taking a deer during closed season, discharging a firearm from a roadway, and taking deer from a right-of-way.

If convicted, the man faces a year in jail and a $2,500 fine.

Yes, police are hunting people — using deer.

“We set up details where we suspect poachers might be harvesting deer illegally,” FWC spokesman Gary Morse told the Miami Herald. “We wait to catch them in the act.”

Morse adds that the FWC has been using robotic deer for decades to catch poachers.

“Our main reason for doing these details is for safety, to stop poaching, stop people from shooting into private property and stop people from taking deer illegally,” FWC officer Jeffery Babauta said.

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